Polar cod (<i>Boreogadus saida</i>) is a key species in the arctic marine ecosystem vulnerable to effects of pollution, particularly from petroleum related activities. To facilitate studying the effects of those pollutants, we adapted a precision-cut liver slice culture protocol for this species. Using this system on board a research vessel, we studied gene expression in liver slice after exposure ...

Marine controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) data have been utilized in the past decade during petroleum exploration of the Barents Shelf, particularly for de-risking the highly porous sandstone reservoirs of the Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic Realgrunnen Subgroup. In this contribution we compare the resistivity response from CSEM data to resistivity from wireline logs in both water- and ...

This study extends the understanding of the relationship between consumer motivation, involvement and evaluation of traditional food products (TFP). One important research issue was to explore whether consumers' perceived uniqueness could be one important quality or value that theoretically and empirically could differentiate TFP from ordinary, usual and “everyday” traditional food. A central location ...

Perioden med normalisering og tøvær innledet til en rekke mellomstatlige samarbeidsprosjekt ved den norsk-sovjetiske grensen. Et av disse prosjektene var forsøket på en gjenopptagelse av den tradisjonelle Pomorhandelen i 1964. Denne handelsvirksomheten ønsket å styrke det nordnorske næringslivet gjennom varebyttehandel med den nordvestlige delen av Sovjetunionen. Derimot var det ikke enstemmighet ...

Many attempts have been made worldwide to implement community-based conservation to gain a more inclusive protection of biological diversity and ecosystem services. In a recent national reform, the management of protected areas was devolved from the Norwegian government to local conservation boards. The main goals were to reduce local resistance toward conservation and ameliorate threats to biodiversity. ...

Titles such as the one above – capturing clouds – are ambiguous. Do clouds capture? Or are they themselves captured? Through this double meaning, the title enables a productive questioning of subject-object distinctions and therefore makes possible an interrogation of received notions of agency. In particular, when combining such ambivalences with issues of technology, a redrawing of arrows ...

Inquiry-based mathematics education (IBME) is an increasingly important ingredient of the mathematics education in the Nordic countries. The central principle of IBME is that the students are to work in ways similar to how professional mathematicians work. In this qualitative case study, we investigate whether mathematical pathologies induce students to work like mathematicians, and thus if ...

Learning and development in early childhood is highly dependent on social interaction and exploration through continuous encounters with the real world. Foraging and gardening are outdoor pedagogical practices that have relevance to education for sustainability. Previous work suggests that engagement in such activities can be characterized by the concept “community of practice” (CoP). In this paper, ...

<p>This Ph.D. work concerns itself with the atmospheric ice accretion on wind turbine blades. The wind energy has been at the forefront of the renewable energy generation for the last several decades, with the amount and capacity of installed wind turbines steadily increasing. The cold climate (CC) regions around the world like Finland, Germany, Slovak Republic, Norway, Czech Republic, UK, Sweden, ...